Ólafur Arnalds - Ljósið (Official Music Video)

Official music video for 'Ljósið' taken from Ólafur Arnalds - 'Found Songs' (2009) available on Limited Edition CD/10" Vinyl and Download here: store.erasedtapes.com

Director: Esteban Diácono
Label: Erased Tapes Records
Year: 2009
Album: Found Songs
Length: 3’30’’
Music written by: Ólafur Arnalds
Publisher: Nettwerk One
Copyright: © 2009 Erased Tapes Records.
Website: foundsongs.erasedtapes.com

An almost perfect example of some deep and subtle work with a flexible tool, creating magical results.

The new msn.ca butterflies

Beautiful butterfly transformations represent the ever-changing content on the new msn.ca. Get more information for all your conversations at www.msn.ca Microsoft joins forces with TAXI to create a national launch campaign for its new portal. The creative idea brings the msn butterfly logo to life through 3D animation, music, collage photography and simple headlines that remind us weve all got a lot to talk about.

Dr Horrible on the Emmys

Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion as Dr Horrible and Captain Hammer in a segment from the Emmy broadcast.

MGMT - Kids

Yes, that really is Joanna Newsom as the Paris Hilton-style World's Worst Mom in MGMT's quite awesome video for "Kids", according to the band's publicist. (Via Rolling Stone.) And she's even got some comedic chops-- who knew?

Music video by MGMT performing Kids. (c) 2009 Sony Music Entertainment

ARTIFICIAL PARADISE,INC.

Artificial Paradise, Inc is an experimental film anticipating a future where a major corporation has developed an unique software, based on organic virtual reality, which holds all the lost memories of humankind. A user connects to this database of the forgotten…what is he searching for?

Selected at the ONEDOTZERO festival in the WOW+FLUTTER 09 category onedotzero.com/programme.php?id=373&event=31216

Selected for the Autodesk 2009 Siggraph Show Reel
youtube.com/watch?v=Gj5tLOMxLOU&feature=player_embedded :

Production : Condor
Director / editor / compositing : Jean-Paul Frenay
Main 3D artist / compositing : Sandro Paoli
3D artists : Sylvain Jorget and Sébastien Desmet
Additional 3D operators : Otto Heinen and Okke Voerman
Sound Design : Seal Phüric feat. Neptunian8

A Growing Pile of Work

This is a video that is made from over 400 images that I created from 2003-2009. Bits and pieces from commercial, rejected and personal projects. I had been collecting all those images to use in a completely different project, but then discovered that they could look great in animation too. After painful days in After Effects, fighting with all those 400 layers (and nearly killing my computer), the video was complete.

Directed by Siggi Eggertsson
Illustrations by Siggi Eggertsson
Music by Johnny Sexual

©2009. Siggi Eggertsson. All rights reserved.

Grizzly Bear – While You Wait for the Others

Sean Pecknold is back with a new music video inspired by Jan Švankmajer, Hospital Brut, 60’s magazines, and Tintin books. I’m loving the joyful harmonizing vocals matched with the retro color palette and signature whimsical stop-motion animation. Style frames courtesy of Pecknold after the jump.

Grizzly Bear – While You Wait for the Others
Director – Sean Pecknold
DP – Michael Ragen
AD – Tristan Seniuk
Illustrations – Toby Liebowitz
Animators – Sean Pecknold & Britta Johnson
Producer – Joy Saez
4 faced mask – Jack Strain
Record label – Warp
Special thanks – Robin, Lisa, Greg, and Aja Pecknold, Jennifer Popochock, Toby Liebowitz, Center Valley Animal Shelter

Boudicca | Fashion and Creativity

Finally a fashion industry campaign I like.

Boudicca, Typhoon CP shot live action sequences using a motion control rig, a unique system with its circular dolly track. The film constructs a ‘dress’ around a bare mannequin, with the dress simply growing and evolving; the folds, strands, creepers and swirls of the ‘dress’ being enhanced with 3D CGI. The final piece of animation turns the screen black allowing for the Boudicca Platform 13 logo and Magpies to emerge white over the black frame. Using a motion control rig enabled each pass to be shot in live action which allowed control of the animation transition in edit and the speed dynamics and duration of the film could be lengthened and shortened, to accommodate the various media platforms Boudicca hope to use the film for.



Once filming was completed, all of the various passes (upwards of 50 separate takes) were composited together at UNIT using The Foundry’s “Nuke” software. Time was taken to embellish the final product, with particular focus on the pace and feel of the dress’ creation. Utilising the 3D departments Maya and Tracking software PFTrack, CG animation was created for the ending, giving the effect of a continuation in the build of the dress. This was then seamlessly integrated and developed into a final, loopable ending. Mannequin seams, set edges and rigging were then removed and finally an overall colour grade applied.

The result, a radically creative film showcasing the expression of couture fashion, Typhoon CP and UNIT created a visually stunning campaign that reflects the brand’s bold image.
Project name:Boudicca’s Tornado
Client: Boudicca
Creative agency: Typhoon CP
Production Company: Typhoon CP
Director: Ben Bannister
Producer: Jonathan Bannister
Art director: Gail Smith
Post production: UNIT
Post Producer: Luke Todd
Exposure: Installation, viral email, website home page, etc

Distraxion

A short film about a tough night at the office.

I love this little animated short by Mike Stern, and I'm delighted to see that he was part of the online school Animation Mentor, which I've reported on before. Watch: Distraxion, more at sternio.com.

History of communication

La telefonia mobile è sempre più presente nella nostra vita, tanto da occuparsi di buona parte delle nostre azioni quotidiane. Ma come ci siamo arrivati a tutto questo? Anche se abbiamo visto un’enorme accelerazione negli ultimi 20 anni, il percorso ha impiegato migliaia di anni.

Questo video racconta tutta la storia. E’ stato prodotto da Carphone Warehouse, un importante distributore di cellulari del Regno Unito.


Agency: CHI
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Director: Kristofer Ström
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Producers: Blink Ink, Nicholas Wakeham, Björn Wahlström, Bart Yates
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Music & SoundFX: Minilogue.com

The Beatles Rock Band - Outro

The Beatles Rock Band - Outro.

More / Vea tambien: The First Promotional Video and The Opening Cinematic of The Beatles.

Rubik's Cube Solving Robot (RDRK)

Lithuanian twelfth grader Andrius Šutas built his own robot for Rubik’s cube solving and does not hesitate to share secrets of the build (i. e. schematics, CAD design, source code). It’s not very fast, but does the job pretty well and the simplicity of the design looks good. The solving algorithm in question is layer-by-layer (same as an average Human would use).

The Killers - Spaceman

Music video by The Killers performing Spaceman. (C) 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group

Michael Jackson's This Is It - Official MTV Video Music Awards HD Trailer [2009]

The Official HD Trailer for "Michael Jackson's This Is It", aired on MTV Video Music Awards (VMA).

Release Date: 28 October 2009 (USA)

Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2009) (USA) (all media)
Director: Kenny Ortega
Producers: Paul Gongaware, Randy Phillips
Cast: Michael Jackson, Orianthi
Genre: Music [IMDB.COM]

Audi A4 2.0 TDI Intelligently Combined

Audi A4 2.0 TDI commercial titled "Intelligently Combined", as is their new TV ad. In typical Audi style the spot is classy and elegant from the start to finish including the music, by Steven Schwalbe, and Tobias Wagner.

Credits:
Agency: Kempertrautmann gmbh
Client: Audi AG
Brand: Audi A4 2.0 TDI
Production: Markenfilm
Director: Carl Erik Rinsch
Music: Steven Schwalbe, Tobias Wagner
Copywriter: Willy Kaussen
Art Director: Frank Bannöhr
Creative Director: Tobias Ahrens
Creative Director: Willy Kaussen
Creative Director: Frank Bannöhr

Ecological Apple

Simple, original ideas are wonderful. The vast majority of videos that “go viral” are based around a single, simple idea. The idea may be “anesthetized kids are funny”, or it may be “time-remapping a rotting apple makes it look magical:”

Ecological apple (experimental short) from Andreas Soderberg on Vimeo.

It´s a regular timelapse that i have edited in after effects. Time remap and some camerashake. (Andreas Soderberg.)

You know the spiel by now. You’re a visualist, you’re more qualified than just about anyone around you to turn a simple idea into a professional, artistic video. Go out and do it. Come back and tell us about it.

The Google Holodeck

The Google Holodeck simulator that Google has at its Mountain View campus. Climb into this, and you get StreetView scenes animated, projected on screens all around you, as if you were inside the camera itself.

More cute videos from Google Japan

Here are more sweet stop-motion videos from Google Japan.